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U23 World Championship Preview

FasterSkierJanuary 28, 2009

This winter has been a tough one for young elite cross-country racers across the U.S. Two of three USSA Super Tour events held in November and December in the Lower 48 were canceled due to a lack of snow. Those races, combined with results from the abbreviated U.S. Nationals, were used in selecting the athletes for several international U.S. teams. A less than ideal qualifying season has nevertheless produced a team for this week’s Under-23...

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US Ski Team Brings Suit Consistency

Topher SabotJanuary 28, 2009

After years of a remarkable level of wardrobe schizophrenia, the US Ski Team has ushered in a new era of racing suit consistency that should make it easier to follow our favorite US athletes on the race course. There are currently two suit variations being used by US Ski Team athletes, and athletes racing for the US in international events. They are so similar, that for practical purposes (identifying US skiers in a race) they...

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Red Group Announced for World Cup Period III

FasterSkierJanuary 27, 20092

The Red Group consists of the top 30 distance and sprint racers in the world. It is based on World Cup points from the previous four World Cup periods. The Red Group rankings are extremely important, in that the race organizer must pay the travel and living costs (accommodation, food, etc) for every athlete in the Red Group. Expenses must also be covered for a maximum of one coach per nation and sex, if there...

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Hattestad Now 4 for 5 In World Cup Sprints

Topher SabotJanuary 26, 2009

Otepaa, Estonia – Norweigan Ola-Vigen Hattestad continues to dominate the men’s World Cup sprint competitions, winning the 1.4km classic event as Norway controlled the A-Final. Hattestad has now won four of five World Cup sprint events this season and finished second to Swede Emil Joensson last week in Whistler. Hattestad rarely qualifies at the top, but shows remarkable patience and finishing speed in the heats. Yesterday he qualified all the way back in 25th place...

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Majdic Wins in Otepaa, Randall 16th

Topher SabotJanuary 26, 2009

Otepaa, Estonia – Petra Majdic (SLO) won her fourth sprint race of the season, edging overall World Cup leader Aino Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) and Tour de Ski winner Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) in the A-Final. The podium represented the top three women in the overall World Cup standings, with Saarinen and Majdic swapping places. Majdic dominated the final, setting a blistering pace out of the start, and skiing to a 1.3 second victory over Saarinen. Kuitunen...

General News US Ski Team

Team of 13 Named for XC Worlds

FasterSkierJanuary 19, 2009

WHISTLER, BC – Seven Olympians, including World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and World Cup podium performers Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA), lead the way for the 13 person World Championship Team named Monday. U.S. Nordic Program Director John Farra announced the team following the final qualifying World Cups at the Whistler Olympic Park that ended Sunday. The team will compete in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Feb. 19-March 1...

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A Look Back at the First Two Months: US and Canada

Topher SabotJanuary 14, 2009

With the Vancouver World Cups just a few days away, the US and Canadian ski teams are preparing to start the next phase of the international racing season. The highlight, of course, is the World Championships, scheduled for mid-February in the Czech Republic. And while the athletes, coaches, and service personnel are all looking forward at this point, it can be useful to examine the past several months of racing. Overall, it was somewhat of...

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US World Junior/U23 Championship and Scandinavian Cup Teams Announced

FasterSkierJanuary 8, 2009

Anchorage, AK — After a frustrating cold snap that forced organizers to cancel ConocoPhillips U.S. National Cross-Country Ski Championship races on four of five days, the United States Ski Association named 33 athletes to the World Junior Championships, Under-23 Championships and Scandinavian Cup teams at Kincaid Chalet yesterday. These athletes will compete in various races around Europe during the next six weeks. This winter has been a tough one for elite cross-country racers. Two of...

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Alka-Seltzer Plus Sponsors the US Ski Team

events@fasterskier.comJanuary 7, 2009

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Alka-Seltzer Plus® cold medicine will help keep athletes on the slopes this winter season as part of a two-year deal to be the official cold medicine of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the parent organization of the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding, Bayer HealthCare, the makers of Alka-Seltzer Plus (BHC) announced. “We are thrilled to partner with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding,” said Jay Kolpon, Vice President...

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U.S. Ski Team World Junior / U23 World Championship Team

FasterSkierDecember 28, 2008

U.S. Ski Team World Junior / U23 World Championship Team As U.S. Nationals in Anchorage, A.K. approaches, the U.S. Ski Team is pleased to announce the coaching staff for the 2009 World Junior and U23 World Championships. Listed below you will find a list of coaches, in addition to important trip information and qualifying criteria. For questions, please contact Matt Whitcomb at www.ussa.org/magnoliaPublic/ussa/en/sports/crosscountry/advancement.html Team Size: The World Junior Team will consist of at least 5...

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U.S. Ski Team J1 Scandinavian Championship Team Information

FasterSkierDecember 28, 2008

U.S. Ski Team J1 Scandinavian Championship Team Information As U.S. Nationals in Anchorage, A.K. approaches, the U.S. Ski Team is pleased to announce the coaching staff for the 2009 J1 Scandinavian Championships. Listed below you will find a list of coaches, in addition to important trip information and qualifying criteria. For questions, please contact Justin Beckwith at www.ussa.org/magnoliaPublic/ussa/en/sports/crosscountry/advancement.html Team Size: The J1 Team will consist of 6 J1 men and 6 J1 women. Lodging: The...

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TeamToday: Early Season Review and What’s to Come

FasterSkierDecember 26, 2008

416 days until the 2010 Games. 8 weeks and days until the 2009 World Championships. 5 weeks and days until Junior Worlds/U-23. Outcome goal: podiums. Process goal: Make each day count – train well, rest well, stay healthy, give everything. The season is off to a solid start. We believed our preparation would have given us a few better results in the first period of both the World Cup and Continental Cup. Never the less...

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US Ski Team Gives Back

FasterSkierDecember 24, 2008

Burke Mountain Academy’s Nordic Christmas Camp was made special by the presence and enthusiastic help of US Ski Team Coach Matt Whitcomb and athlete Liz Stephen. Both Liz and Matt are Burke alumnae; Liz as a student and Matt as the former Head Nordic Coach. Each is also deeply committed toyoung athletes all across the country improve and enjoy the challenging ride of a cross country skier. Matt was with the camp for the first...

Bios Continental Cup US Ski Team

Lindsey Dehlin

events@fasterskier.comDecember 18, 2008

Lindsey Dehlin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1984 and began racing when she was seven. Dehlin made the 2002 Olympic Team while she was in high school and the 2006 Olympic Team while in college. In 2008 Dehlin clinched her first national title in the team sprint in January and aims to compete at the World Championships in Librec, CZE this coming February. Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN Birthplace: St. Paul, MN Birthdate: July 2,...

Bios Continental Cup US Ski Team

Laura Valaas

events@fasterskier.comDecember 18, 2008

Bios Continental Cup US Ski Team

Alexa Turzian

events@fasterskier.comDecember 10, 2008

Bios Continental Cup US Ski Team

Leif Zimmerman

events@fasterskier.comDecember 10, 2008

Bios Continental Cup US Ski Team

Matt Gelso

events@fasterskier.comDecember 10, 2008

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Garrott Kuzzy

events@fasterskier.comDecember 10, 2008

Garrott Kuzzy first began ski racing in eighth grade in his hometown of Hayward, Wisconsin. Starting as a ski jumper and nordic combined athlete, his love of the cross country aspect of the sport won over. Early on he was exposed to the real world of nordic by his dad, Jim, who was a Worldloppet Master and took his young son first to watch and later to race in several of the historic European marathons....

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Tazlina Mannix

events@fasterskier.comDecember 10, 2008

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